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We're live from Samsung Unpacked on two continents today — the main event is at the IFA conference in Berlin, where you'll find Alex Dobie running the show, and Phil and Andrew are at a satellite event in New York City.
Samsung's not exactly been shy about, erm, noting that we're likely to see some new Galaxy Note fare. But exactly what we'll see remains a mystery — for a little while longer,...

Earlier this year we asked about how your smartphone affects your sex life. For some, it's a natural progression in the digital world. For others, it's a nonstarter. But it's also very much in the news this week in light of the exploitation of a number of celebrities (to say nothing of the countless pictures that get uploaded every day, with permission or otherwise).
It's worth taking another...

We've reached that point of the year at which I'm required once again to remind you of the following: Shit's gonna get crazy.
Let's recap the next couple of weeks: This week we've got the IFA conference in Berlin. I'm sitting it out this year, but Alex and Richard have it covered, with an able hand from the one and only Derek Kessler. They'll be on hand for Samsung's Unpacked event there in...

And here we have a look at the Puregear Hard Shell Case & Holster for the HTC One M8. It's a single-layer case made of a stiff plastic, but it's got a sort of matte soft-touch coating going on that feels pretty nice. (All the texture on the case helps with that as well.)
You'll get the phone situated in that main case without too much trouble. It's definitely a good, snug fit, so there are...

And just like that, we've reached Episode No. 200 of the Greatest Android Podcast in the World. How's about that. On tap today: We'll take a look ahead at next week, which is going to be a wee bit insane, what with the Samsung Unpacked event and the IFA conference in general, plus Motorola's event in Chicago for a new phone and the launch of the Moto 360, plus the Apple event in California. (...

Update: HTC has confirmed to us that it's halted the Android 4.4.3 update for the AT&T HTC One M8 after a number of people have reported severe battery drain post-update.
If you've yet to update, well, sit tight. If you're one of the ones experiences issues, we've got a forum thread on it here.
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If you missed the news last night, the LG G Watch R is official, and we've got everything you need to know on the look, the specs, the price and ... well, everything we know! Which mainly is specs and pictures, because pricing and exact availability is on the down low for a little while still. But, damn, this thing's a looker.

It's time for you to vote from our 10 favorites
OK, folks. We've had some incredible entries in our contest for your chance to win an HTC One M8 Phunk Studio Edition — actually to win No. 1 of the 64 to be created. We asked you to design your own M8, and we've seen some incredible entries. You can view them all here.
Now the hard part begins. We've picked 10 entries that stood out to us. And...

An OLED display rounds out otherwise familiar specs in the new LG G Watch R
Now that the LG G Watch R is officially official, it's time to take a look at the pure specs.
Not surprising is that they're mostly in line with what we've come to know in the LG G Watch and the Samsung Gear Live. (The exact Moto 360 specs are still under wraps, at least for a little while longer.) Same sort of...

The second round Android Wear watch is a looker, but you'll have to wait for it
No more teasers. This is the LG G Watch R — the South Korean manufacturer's second Android Wear smartwatch. It's also the second round entry we've seen this year, the Moto 360 being the other. And it looks like folks are going to have some hard choices to make later this year.
Yes, we said later this year. (Which...

'Gear Circle' Bluetooth headset also announced
While Android Wear continues to get the big headlines, Samsung continues cranking out more Tizen-based smartwatches. Its latest — the Gear S — brings about a large, 2-inch curved AMOLED display, 2G and 3G connectivity for standalone use along with Wifi and Bluetooth. Its 1GHz processor and 512MB of RAM are partnered up with a 300mAh battery to...

General registration runs $499
Registration for this year's Samsung Developer Conference — Nov. 11-13 at Moscone West in San Francisco — is now open. Samsung has begun sending emails to that effect this evening. General registration costs $499 — a fact you inexplicably don't see until after you've filled in the first of the five-step registration process (nor was it in the initial email we...

The LG G3 loses power, and that high-resolution display, but gains a stylus in this 3G-only device
LG tonight (and a few weeks after accidentally leaking it) has announced LG G3 Stylus. While it shares the LG G3 name, it's lacking most of the punch of this year's flagship. The QHD display has been traded for a qHD display — from a 2560 x 1440 resolution down to 960 x 540 — but in the same 5.5-...

The Android Wear race is heating up. Samsung and LG already have skin in the game. The Moto 360 is (hopefully) only a week away from release. And LG's about to take its second swing with the LG G Watch R. Plus, ASUS, HTC and Fossil are still to take a turn.
And while the battle between square and round is beginning, perhaps it's not all that matters.

Facebook, in a decision that could change the course of humanity as we know it, today announced that it's going to "reduce click-baiting headlines." That is, it's going to give less relevance to post with headlines like the one we used on this post, and instead give preference to headlines that actually give facts and allow the reader to choose whether to read the story.
Imagine that.

The LG G3 QuickCircle Case is a fun little accessory that both protects your phone and gives you a bit of extra functionality via that porthole in the front. And with a tap and a swipe, you can easily go from seeing what time it is to using a few apps with the case still closed.
By default, LG loads you up with a handful of app shortcuts. But you can pick and chose as you like.
Here, now, is...

Just a quick reminder, folks, that we're giving away one of just 64 copies of the HTC One M8 Phunk Studio Edition. No. 1, in fact. The first of the bunch.
To enter: Hit up this forum thread, design your own M8 and post it for all to see. Be sure to follow the other instructions as well.
We'll be back Thursday with the finalists!

Now that we've got not one but two round Android Wear smartwatches in play — that'd be the Moto 360 and the recently-teased LG G Watch R, it's understandable if you're suddenly having second thoughts about where your loyalties lie.
Of course, we've yet to actually see the LG G Watch R (and that name doesn't exactly roll off the tongue, if in fact it's the official moniker), or strap one on....

It's no secret that I was never a fan of Flappy Bird. Never mind that it basically was capitalizing on people's emotions — their frustrations, really — I just never found it to be a particularly good or fun game. And now we have Swing Copters. It's very much the same idea — your copter rises precariously; you tap to change its direction and keep it on course. Or not, because you'll probably...

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